2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY!
AUGUST 20
Matthew 12:34
CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY!
With his books scattered all around, Austin hunched over the library table. "May I sit here?" asked his sister Siew Lian. Austin nodded and kept reading. "Isn’t this rain yukky?" Siew Lian whispered, looking out the window.
Austin jumped as a clap of thunder startled him."Uh huh,"he muttered. "Now leave me alone."
"This rain will ruin our family night out,"Siew Lian complained."Will you shut up?" Austin demanded loudly. The librarian gave him a stern look. "Can’t you see I’m working?" continued Austin, speaking softer, but with a threatening glare.
At the dinner table that evening, Siew Lian’s complaining increased. She listed all the problems the rain caused her. "I wish it never rained!" she declared.
"Places where it never rains are called deserts, dumb-dumb," Austin told her."That’s what my report is about.Deserts are so dry that hardly any plants can grow there. The mesquite tree sometimes sends its roots hundreds of feet into the ground to search for water. When it does rain, the barrel cactus swells with water and then shrinks again as it uses the water. And the…"
"Austin told me to shut up at the library,"tattled Siew Lian ,interrupting her brother. Austin kicked her under the table.
"Austin! You know better than to talk like that!" scolded Mom. "Well, she’s always a pest," grumbled Austin.
Mom frowned. "Watch your tongue, Austin," she said. "I’ve noticed that you’ve been having trouble with it lately."
"Austin, maybe you need to be more like that mesquite tree and barrel cactus you told us about-maybe you need to ‘drink’ more deeply from God’s Word," suggested Dad. "In fact, we should all have a thirst for His Word. It would be nice if we were as motivated to read the Bible as those desert plants are to get water. If we were swelling up with God’s Word, good words would be coming out of our mouths and we’d have a desire to get along with one another."
Thought: What kind of words come from your mouth?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder that words reflect what’s in my heart. May I read more of Your Word, and think about it, and obey it. As Your Word fills my heart, good thoughts, words, and actions will come out. Please help me heavenly Father – for I ask this in through Jesus – Amen.
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Matthew 12:34
CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY!
With his books scattered all around, Austin hunched over the library table. "May I sit here?" asked his sister Siew Lian. Austin nodded and kept reading. "Isn’t this rain yukky?" Siew Lian whispered, looking out the window.
Austin jumped as a clap of thunder startled him."Uh huh,"he muttered. "Now leave me alone."
"This rain will ruin our family night out,"Siew Lian complained."Will you shut up?" Austin demanded loudly. The librarian gave him a stern look. "Can’t you see I’m working?" continued Austin, speaking softer, but with a threatening glare.
At the dinner table that evening, Siew Lian’s complaining increased. She listed all the problems the rain caused her. "I wish it never rained!" she declared.
"Places where it never rains are called deserts, dumb-dumb," Austin told her."That’s what my report is about.Deserts are so dry that hardly any plants can grow there. The mesquite tree sometimes sends its roots hundreds of feet into the ground to search for water. When it does rain, the barrel cactus swells with water and then shrinks again as it uses the water. And the…"
"Austin told me to shut up at the library,"tattled Siew Lian ,interrupting her brother. Austin kicked her under the table.
"Austin! You know better than to talk like that!" scolded Mom. "Well, she’s always a pest," grumbled Austin.
Mom frowned. "Watch your tongue, Austin," she said. "I’ve noticed that you’ve been having trouble with it lately."
"Austin, maybe you need to be more like that mesquite tree and barrel cactus you told us about-maybe you need to ‘drink’ more deeply from God’s Word," suggested Dad. "In fact, we should all have a thirst for His Word. It would be nice if we were as motivated to read the Bible as those desert plants are to get water. If we were swelling up with God’s Word, good words would be coming out of our mouths and we’d have a desire to get along with one another."
Thought: What kind of words come from your mouth?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder that words reflect what’s in my heart. May I read more of Your Word, and think about it, and obey it. As Your Word fills my heart, good thoughts, words, and actions will come out. Please help me heavenly Father – for I ask this in through Jesus – Amen.
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